Ukuhlala uphephile ekhaya

Njengabantu abaningi, mhlawumbe uzizwa uvikeleke kakhulu lapho usekhaya. Kepha kukhona izingozi ezicashile ezicashe ngisho nasekhaya. Ukuwa nemililo kubeka phezulu ohlwini lwezinsongo ezingagwemeka empilweni yakho.

Ingabe uthathe izinyathelo zokwenza ikhaya lakho liphephe ngangokunokwenzeka? Sebenzisa lolu hlu lokuhlola ukuthola izinkinga ezingaba khona.

Kumele:

• Gcina ikhithi yosizo lokuqala egcwele kahle ekhaya lakho.
• Gcina uhlu lwezinombolo zezimo eziphuthumayo eduze kocingo lwakho. Faka izinombolo zasendaweni zomlilo, zamaphoyisa, zezinkampani zezinsiza, nezikhungo zokulawula ubuthi (800) 222-1222
• Qiniseka ukuthi inombolo yakho yendlu kulula ukuyibona isemgwaqweni, uma kwenzeka kwenzeka ukuthi imoto ephuthumayo iyidinge.

Ukuwa kungenye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu zokulimala ekhaya. Ukuzivimbela:

• Gcina izindlela zokuhamba ngaphandle nangaphakathi kwendlu yakho zicacile futhi zikhanyiswe kahle.
• Beka amalambu nezicisha ukukhanya phezulu nasezansi izitebhisi.
• Susa izintambo noma izintambo ezixekethile ezindaweni odlula kuzo ukusuka kwelinye igumbi uye kwelinye.
• Susa amatagi wokuphonsa okuxekethile.
• Lungisa noma yikuphi ukubeka phansi okungalingani eminyango.

Funda ukuphepha komlilo ngaphakathi ekhaya nangaphandle kwekhaya:

• Beka ama-grill kagesi namalahle kude nekhaya lakho, izitimela zasemaphandleni, nangaphandle kwama-eaves namagatsha alele.
• Gcina amaqabunga omuthi nezinaliti ophahleni lwakho, emphemeni nasemgodini.
• Hambisa noma yini engasha kalula (i-mulch, amaqabunga, izinaliti, izinkuni zokubasa, nezitshalo ezivuthayo) okungenani amamitha amahlanu ukusuka ngaphandle kwekhaya lakho. Thintana nensizakalo ye-Cooperative Extension yangakini ukuthola uhlu lwezitshalo ezivuthayo neziphepha emlilweni endaweni yakho.
• Gweba amagatsha alenga phezu kwendlu yakho bese uthena amagatsha ezihlahla ezinkulu kuze kube ngamamitha ayisithupha kuya kwayishumi ukusuka emhlabathini.

Uma usebenzisa iziko noma isitofu sezinkuni:

• Shisa izinkuni ezomile kuphela. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela ukwakheka komsizi kushimula noma emgodini, okungadala umlilo woshimula.
• Sebenzisa ingilazi noma isikrini sensimbi phambi kwendawo yakho yomlilo ukugcina izinhlansi zingaphumi futhi ziqale umlilo.
• Qinisekisa ukuthi isiqhebezo somnyango esitofini sezinkuni sivaleka kahle.
• Yiba nochwepheshe ohlola indawo yakho yomlilo, ushimula, i-flue, ne-chimney ukuxhumana okungenani kanye ngonyaka. Uma kudingeka, zihlanze futhi zilungiswe.

I-Carbon monoxide (CO) igesi ongeke uyibone, uyinuke, noma uyinambithe. Imfucumfucu ekhipha ezimotweni nasemalolini, izitofu, amabanga egesi, nezinhlelo zokufudumeza ziqukethe i-CO. Le gesi ingakha ezindaweni ezivaliwe lapho umoya omusha ungangeni khona. Ukuphefumula i-CO eningi kakhulu kungakugulisa kakhulu futhi kungabulala. Ukuvimbela ubuthi be-CO ekhaya lakho:

• Faka i-CO detector (efana ne-alamu yentuthu) ekhaya lakho. Ama-detectors angaba esitezi ngasinye sekhaya lakho. Beka umtshina owengeziwe eduze kwanoma yiziphi izinto ezinkulu ezishisa igesi (njengesithando somlilo noma isifudumezi samanzi).
• Uma umtshina exhuma esitolo sikagesi, qiniseka ukuthi ine-backup yebhethri. Amanye ama-alamu athola kokubili intuthu ne-CO.
• Qiniseka ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokushisa ekhaya nayo yonke imishini yakho yonke isebenza kahle.
• Ungashiyi imoto egijima egalaji, noma umnyango wegalaji uvulekile.
• Ungasebenzisi i-generator ngaphakathi kwendlu yakho noma egalaji noma ngaphandle kwefasitela, umnyango, noma i-vent engena endlini yakho.

Zonke izindawo ezidayisa ugesi eduze kwamanzi kufanele zivikelwe i-Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI). Ziyadingeka ezindlini ezingaphansi ezingakapheli, amagaraji, ngaphandle, nanoma ikuphi eduze kosinki. Baphazamisa isekethe kagesi uma othile ehlangana namandla kagesi. Lokhu kuvimbela ukushaqeka kukagesi okuyingozi.

Kufanele futhi:

• Bheka izintambo ezikhululekile noma ezisontekile konke kumadivayisi kagesi.
• Qiniseka ukuthi azikho izintambo zikagesi ngaphansi komata noma ngaphesheya kweminyango. Ungafaki izintambo ezindaweni lapho kungahanjwa khona.
• Yiba nogesi ohlola noma yimaphi ama-plugs noma izindawo ezizwa zifudumele.
• Musa ukulayisha ngokweqile ezitolo. Xhuma into eyodwa kuphela yokusebenzisa amanzi amaningi okuphuma ngakunye. Bheka ukuthi awudluli inani elivunyelwe esitolo esisodwa.
• Sebenzisa ama-light bulbs angukuphuza okulungile.

Qiniseka ukuthi izindawo zikagesi ziphephile ezinganeni. Faka ama-plugs noma izembozo ezivikela izingane ekunamatheleni izinto esitsheni. Hambisa ifenisha phambi kwamapulagi ukuze ingavinjelwa.

Qiniseka ukuthi yonke imishini yasendlini yakho isesimweni esihle sokusebenza. Bheka ukuthi yonke imishini yakho kagesi, izintambo, namathuluzi kuhlolwe yini ilabhoratri lokuhlola elizimele, njenge-UL noma i-ETL.

Imishini kagesi:

• Yiba nanoma yiziphi izinto ezishisa igesi ezifana nezifudumezi zamanzi ashisayo noma iziko okukhishwa kanye ngonyaka. Cela uchwepheshe ukuthi aqiniseke ukuthi izinto zikagesi ziphume kahle.
• Uma ilambu lomshayeli licisha, sebenzisa i-shutoff valve esetshenziswayo ukucisha igesi. Linda imizuzu embalwa ukuze igesi ikhukhuleke ngaphambi kokuzama ukuyithumela kabusha.
• Uma ucabanga ukuthi kunegesi evuzayo, khipha wonke umuntu endlini. Ngisho nenhlansi encane ingadala ukuqhuma. Ungakhanyisi okokukhanyisa, uvule amaswishi kagesi, uvule noma yiziphi izishisi, noma usebenzise ezinye izinto zokusebenza. Ungasebenzisi amaselula, izingcingo, noma amalambu. Uma usude kakhulu endaweni, shayela ku-911 noma inombolo yendawo ephuthumayo, noma inkampani yegesi ngokushesha.

Isithando somlilo:

• Gcina umoya ohambisa umoya ucacile ngezithiyo.
• Faka esikhundleni isihlungi sesithando somlilo okungenani njalo ezinyangeni ezi-3 lapho sisetshenziswa. Shintsha njalo ngenyanga uma une-allergies noma izilwane ezifuywayo.

Isifudumezi samanzi:

• Setha izinga lokushisa lingabi ngaphezu kwama-degree ayi-120.
• Gcina indawo ezungeze ithangi ingenalutho olungasha.

Isomisi:

• Hlanza ubhasikidi we-lint ngemuva kwayo yonke imithwalo yokuwasha.
• Sebenzisa okunamathiselwe kwe-vacuum ukuhlanza ngaphakathi kwe-dryer vent ngezikhathi ezithile.
• Sebenzisa isomisi kuphela uma usekhaya; icime uma uphuma.

Ukuphepha kwendlu yangasese kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abadala asebekhulile nasezinganeni. Izeluleko ezijwayelekile zifaka:

• Faka amacansi okushelela noma amasilinda abicah enjoloba kubhavu ukuvimbela ukuwa.
• Sebenzisa umata wokugeza ongekho skid ngaphandle kwebhavu ukuthola unyawo oluqinile.
• Cabanga ukusebenzisa i-lever eyodwa emaphepheni akho okusinki naseshaweni ukuxuba amanzi ashisayo nabandayo ndawonye.
• Gcina izinto zikagesi ezincane (izomisi izinwele, izinsimbi, izinsimbi ezigoqayo) zingaxhunywanga lapho zingasetshenziswa. Wasebenzise kude nosinki, imigqomo neminye imithombo yamanzi. Ungalokothi ungene emanzini ukuthola okokusebenza okuwile ngaphandle uma kungaxhunyiwe.

Ukuphepha kwe-Carbon monoxide; Ukuphepha kagesi; Ukuphepha kwesithando somlilo; Ukuphepha kwesisetshenziswa segesi; Ukuphepha kwe-heater yamanzi

Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Nokuvimbelwa Kwezifo iwebhusayithi. Ukuphepha kwasekhaya nokuzilibazisa. www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/index.html. Kubuyekezwe uDisemba 20, 2019. Kufinyelelwe ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yeNational Fire Protection Association. Izeluleko zokuphepha zeCarbon monoxide. www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Fire-and-life-safety-equipment/Carbon-monoxide. Kufinyelelwe ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi yekhomishini yezokuphepha yomkhiqizo wase-US. Izinsiza zemfundo yezokuphepha. www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Guides/Home. Kufinyelelwe ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

Iwebhusayithi ye-US Fire Administration. Ikhaya lapho inhliziyo ikhona: ungavumeli umhlaba wakho ukhuphuke ngentuthu. Ekhishini. www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/fief/keep_your_home_safe.pdf. Kufinyelelwe ngoJanuwari 23, 2020.

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